Peking Cotoneaster vs Okanese Poplar - TreeTime.ca

Peking Cotoneaster vs Okanese Poplar

Cotoneaster acutifolia

Populus x Okanese

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Peking Cotoneaster
Okanese Poplar

Peking Cotoneaster is a medium-sized shrub that is well adapted to colder climates. Best suited for use as a hedge, Peking Cotoneaster has dark green foliage that turns a stunning reddish orange in the fall.

Hardy fruit guru, Bernie Nikolai (DBG Fruit Growers), has started to recommend grafting hardy pear varieties to Peking Cotoneaster after his experiences were successful and produced fruit faster than other rootstocks. Remember to leave some nurse limbs if you try this.

Okanese Poplar is an excellent shelterbelt tree. It's one of the hardiest and fastest growing trees you can plant on the prairies. This hybrid poplar is disease resistant, drought and cold tolerant, produces no fuzz, and requires little maintenance. Okanese poplar also makes for a good privacy screen on larger properties.

Peking Cotoneaster Quick Facts

Okanese Poplar Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: glossy upper surface
Fall colour: reddish-orange
Flowers: white, spring
Berries: black fruit
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)

In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)